French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin expurgāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.spyʁ.ʒe/
  • (file)

Verb edit

expurger

  1. to expurgate

Conjugation edit

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written expurge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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Further reading edit

Latin edit

Verb edit

expūrger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of expūrgō